With the release of so many domains from .expert through to even .xyz why don't we see many around the top of SERPS?

[LGG123]

And should I use one of these to create a nice looking site, invest time, energy, resource, money or will I simply regret it later and stick to the main TLDs?

First question on Moz (yey)

[EGOL]

Hi,  Nice to see your first question.  

I think that this question is one for "opinions" because Google will say that they treat all of these domains the same.   I think that Google is being honest with that answer.  But, there are a few reasons why you don't see many of these new domains at topSERPs.

1)  Getting to topSERPs these days takes a lot of work and a lot of time.  Most of these new types of domains have not been around long enough to reach that level in today's ultra-competitive environment.

2)  Some people don't like these domains.  They think that searchers who have never seen them before will be skeptical about trusting them.  I agree.   I don't have any plans of using one.  I'd rather pay $X,XXX or $XX,XXX to get a nice .com.   I put a lot of work into my sites and the cost of a nice domain is small compared to the amount of work that will go into the site.

[Bigb06]

Hello,

I think the most important is to find an easy to remember domain name, whether in .com, .net or with new extension. SEO will be the same !

[LGG123]

Thank you

Interesting comment on immediate and perceived 'trust' which is where of course the conversion funnel truly starts

[9digital]

Hi, we are using www.9.digital and its ranking well in SERPs for related keywords. So i don't think that preference is always given to .com or .net domains.

Thanks!

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